Application Security Engineer (Perm - Hybrid or Remote)

Alliant Credit Union; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 113,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Application Security Engineer to enhance application security practices. This role involves validating application services, performing vulnerability and penetration testing, and collaborating with development teams to ensure secure coding practices. The ideal candidate will have experience in cybersecurity and compliance with various regulations. This position offers a dynamic work environment that promotes innovation while ensuring the security of applications. Join a forward-thinking team that values your contributions and provides opportunities for professional growth and development.

Benefits

Work from home up to 3 days a week

Paid parental leave

Employee discount programs

Paid personal and sick days

11 paid holidays

Education reimbursement

Health care benefits

Vision and dental insurance

401k with employer match

Qualifications

• 3+ years in cybersecurity, application programming, or related fields.
• Security certifications like GWAPT, CISSP, or OSCP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct vulnerability and penetration testing, documenting findings.
• Collaborate with developers for secure application practices.
• Monitor security community for emerging threats and tactics.

Skills

Vulnerability Testing

Penetration Testing

Risk Management

Secure Coding Practices

Compliance Knowledge (HIPAA, PCI, etc.)

Automation Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Graduate Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Dynamic Code Analysis Tools

Static Code Analysis Tools

Job description

The Application Security Engineer will be responsible for validating application services that are designed and implemented with high security standards. Analyze the security (Red - Offense) of applications in tandem with their underlying services, including connected dependencies such as middle-tier systems and databases. Address legacy and emerging security issues, and implement repeatable secure development practices to reduce the introduction of program design flaws that may lead to exploitation. Communicate with technical and leadership teams to ensure a focus on risk mitigation to allow for business continuity. Assess applications for weaknesses and find resolutions before they can be abused and the security of applications for business-to-business initiatives, third-party relationships, outsourced solutions and vendors. Recommend programmatic controls, and monitor and manage secure development practices to address modern day issues.
Responsibilities

• Perform vulnerability and penetration testing (Red - Offense), document security findings and focus on automation to aid inefficiencies with both testing and remediation of findings.
• Collaborate with developers to provide repetitive validation testing prior to production while allowing for a continuous cycle of development followed by application security assessments.
• Monitor the security community for public-facing security issues, as well as learn new tactics that can be used in testing.
• Collaborate in application projects and change management committees. Understand what is coming and how their projects can be more secure from the start.
• Follow a security review process to ensure an automated and repeatable process is managed. This can be through the use of dynamic and static code analysis resources.
• Use security standards, implementation configurations and common security frameworks to prepare for and manage bug bounty programs. Document delivery and implementation advances that meet defined service-level agreements (SLAs) and business metrics. Align with architects and development teams for a mission of secure design.
• Train developers and junior application security engineers on secure coding practices. Participate and lead security team meetings that facilitate secure design.
• Engage in information security projects that evaluate existing security infrastructure and propose changes as defined by security leadership and architects.
• Focus on application security that observes compliance such as Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), Payment Card Industry (PCI), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), etc. - and privacy laws.
• Handle service and escalation tickets within SLA expectations.
• Develop security test plans from the architectural design. Identify deficiencies and make enhancements to ensure production is not impacted.
• Drive security efficiencies, enabling security team members to work on more advanced tasks.
• Conduct performance testing to stress the limitations of security solutions while ensuring business innovation and day-to-day processes are not negatively impacted.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree - Computer Science or related - Minimum
• Graduate Degree - Computer Science or related - Preferred

Years of Experience:

• 3 Years - Cybersecurity, application programming, compliance, risk management, network security engineering, threat modeling applications or related - Minimum

In Lieu of Education:

• 6 years - Cybersecurity, application programming, compliance, risk management, network security engineering, threat modeling applications or related

License/Certifications/Training:

• Preferred: Security certifications GWAPT, CISSP, OSCP, or other similar

Compensation & Benefits:
Typical hiring range: $113,000 - $159,550 Annually. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience, skills & knowledge.
Additional Compensation: Annual performance bonus
Benefits: Alliant provides a benefits package including health care, vision, dental, and 401k with employer match.
Additional Benefits:

• Work from home up to 3 days a week
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discount programs
• Time off including paid personal and sick days
• 11 paid holidays
• Education reimbursement

*Note that eligibility and cost of benefits can vary depending on the number of regularly scheduled hours, and job status such as regular full-time, regular part-time, or temporary employment.
Adhere to and ensure compliance of all business transactions with policy and process of the Bank Secrecy Act. Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, company procedures and policies. Maintains integrity and ethics in all actions and conversations with or regarding credit union members and their accounts; complies with Privacy Act directives.
The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.